Mocendi's Gambit: Illustrated by the Author (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781962777193)

When VarTerel Brielle AsTar is kidnapped and surgically stripped of the Star of Truth-her only protection against The MasTer's gene corrupting her DNA-she discovers a horror beyond imagining. The dying Mocendi Vygel Vintrusie has harvested her eggs without consent and fertilized them with his own genetic material, creating an embryo that carries The MasTer's dark legacy.

Both embryos grow in the womb of Skylyn, an innocent crew member turned unwilling host mother, imprisoned aboard the advanced spacecraft Surgentin. As Vygel's health fails and his obsession intensifies, Brie faces an impossible choice: abandon Skylyn and her unborn children to a fate worse than death, or trust the man who once betrayed her.

Perfect for fans of epic science fantasy featuring:

• Complex dimensional travel and time manipulation
• Genetic engineering with high ethical stakes
• Redemption arcs and morally gray characters
• Found family bonds tested by impossible choices
• Advanced technology blending with mystical powers
• Multi-planet adventures across alien worlds
• Strong ensemble cast with distinct abilities
• Time folds, parallel dimensions, and reality-bending escapes

The mission is clear.

The path is anything but.

But time is running out.

Vygel Vintrusie lies dying, his obsession with creating a successor consuming his final days. Karlsut Sorda and Skultar Rados, bound by an ancient pledge, scheme to control Skylyn and the babies for their own purposes. And somewhere in the shadows, forces loyal to The MasTer prepare to resurrect their fallen master using the innocent children as vessels.

The rescue mission begins.

The Mocendi's gambit unfolds. And the fate of unborn children-and an entire universe-hangs in the balance.

Revenge may break lives, but forgiveness and sacrifice can reshape destiny itself.

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Mocendi's Gambit, VarTerels' Universe(TM) Book 16, Illustrated Novel, 398 pages with 35 black and white illustrations